Because we look for players with a particular set of skills...
Last min loans haven't worked out great previously.
Fair comment if it happens tomorrow.
@MusicDating also agree to some extent on loan signings in January, we’ve had some shockers. But I’d rather wait till the summer to rush into anything permanent, therefore loans seem the best bet.
That if we don't bring a player in the club feels Simms and Palmer are options there.
Need that in braille?
You say that like it’s easy. The club will be aware we need some depth on the wings, shown by the interest in the lad who went to Benfica. If we don’t sign anyone it’s because our targets weren’t available for a price we were willing to pay.
I haven’t seen any signings by teams in our league I’m jealous of yet?
It does worry me that Tavares is still here. Would’ve thought he’d have gone out which would leave a space. Robins won’t be using him in league games.
Feels like this season is a punt whatever way you slice it, always was going to be with Southampton, Leicester and Leeds getting relegated.
I know we relatively well off and could invest, but it's notoriously hard to to get any sort of value out of the market in January. I'll be disappointed not to get at least 1 winger in for cover but it may serve us well to save as much money as we can for the summer window.
I agree, but as mentioned elsewhere, I think the team looked tired as a whole.
It was bad when Sheaf and Torp went off. If Sakamoto and Wright gets injured, we don’t really have anyone to play out wide. It’s important to note COH wasn’t playing either.
If we can’t get a wide player in we would just have to make do with what we’ve got. Unfortunately, our recruitment in the summer built the team with 3-4-1-2 in mind.
It wouldn’t be ideal because like I said after Sheffield Wednesday that 3-4-1-2 is ‘dead’. Sakamoto is the reason we play 4-2-3-1 atm and without him, no one can really play RM.
In all likelihood, we’d revert to 3-4-1-2 or 3-4-2-1:
Collins
Thomas
Kitching
Binks
MVE
Sheaf*
Eccles/Torp
Bidwell
COH
Palmer/Simms/Allen
Wright
Allen/Palmer/Simms depends on formation. Tactically, not much actually changes - but there’d be more of an onus on COH (and the other AM) to work in the spaces and more reliance on Bidwell and MVE.
Disclaimer: I’m not an expert and could be totally wrong.
*Expecting Sheaf to be out for 4+ weeks when thinking
100% agree and I’d go as far as to say that without Sakamoto, we probably won’t play 4-2-3-1/4-3-3.
Basically the L2 formation
Think people have misunderstood that comment TBH.
Being stone cold sober sky blue specs off for a second, beating out two of the current top four is a massive ask. Next season we likely have Ipswich plus either the three that went up or two plus Everton. Playoff chances next year are much better if there’s no rush.
Nonsense, as I have pointed out we have played 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 without Sakamoto.
We played 433 without Saka vs Stoke (who are shit) and couldn't score a goal. If anything that shows why we do need to bring someone in.
We did briefly away at Preston, Simms played right. Also MVE had pushed up and Lati into right back on the very odd occasion Saka has come off early.
I wouldn't choose to start with that. We desperately need some wing cover.
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Thing is there's no absolute guarantee we get in this position again.
Cant be sat back at Fleetwood in 5 years reminiscing- "mind that time we were in Champ playoffs? Imagine if we'd loaned that boy Ilike Scorin-Golz"
I know I know its not that easy but go for it while the chance is there. No regrets.
Cant be sat back at Fleetwood in 5 years reminiscing- "mind that time we were in Champ playoffs? Imagine if we'd loaned that boy Ilike Scorin-Golz"
I know I know its not that easy but go for it while the chance is there. No regrets.
Really?
1 game, a game where Simms played ok there and the issue was not at lack of Sakamoto.
I'll stop sitting outside ryton for tonight
It's tomorrow.
To be fair I think most people think it's today which might be fuelling the hysteria a bit
